Man, 81, dies in single car crash in Wellfleet

WELLFLEET — An 81-year-old Provincetown man died yesterday when his car crossed Route 6 and hit a tree near the intersection with Coles Neck Road, police said.

DOUG FRASER

WELLFLEET — An 81-year-old Provincetown man died yesterday when his car crossed Route 6 and hit a tree near the intersection with Coles Neck Road, police said.

Alfred Sioholm of Conway Street in Provincetown — the sole occupant of a 2003 Toyota Corolla — was pronounced dead at the scene.

At 2:23 p.m., police received a 911 call reporting that a vehicle headed east on Route 6 had crossed over the westbound lanes and entered the woods. Tracks through the grass were still apparent at the scene yesterday, leading uphill in the woods where the sedan crashed into the tree. The car's rear bumper was ripped off and the front section of the vehicle was pushed back toward the windshield.

No other vehicles were involved in the crash, according to a police press release.

Wellfleet Police Chief Richard Rosenthal said there may have been a medical issue with the driver that caused the crash, but he said that could only be confirmed by the medical examiner.

The accident is under investigation by the Wellfleet Police Department with the assistance of the Barnstable County Sheriff's Department and the Wellfleet Fire and Rescue Department.